John Hamilton
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- I've been around a while, lived in a lot of places, worked in numerous trades and professions, served in the Army, went to school a lot, followed a guru, and write a blog, "While we still have time." My birthday isn't really December 31. I had to put something in.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Institutional Narcissism
April 17, 2013 11:19PM - Ten Years After
March 20, 2013 12:01AM - Easy Answers
February 20, 2013 08:26PM - Different Strokes for
Different Folks
January 20, 2013 06:10PM - Bureaucratic Truth
January 16, 2013 11:43AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Back in the '70s when I
was in graduate school I knew
a lot
of foreign
students,…”
May 06, 2013 03:39PM - “Nicely written. I don't
read Open Salon much anymore,
so it
took me a while to
g…”
May 06, 2013 12:46PM - “Thanks Heidi. I'm glad
you're hanging in there.
Pleasant
surprises lie ahead,
t…”
April 20, 2013 10:57PM - “I go to one of the local
Zen centers from time-to-time,
a
nearby Tibetan
monaster…”
April 18, 2013 11:59PM - “I remember the TV show.
It was a guilty pleasure.
Never read
the books. I
spen…”
April 18, 2013 11:38PM
John Hamilton's Links
APRIL 17, 2013 11:19PM
Institutional Narcissism
A reporter at NPR yesterday
reported about the atmosphere around the home of Martin
Richard, the boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. The
reporter, Jeff Brady, had this to say:"At the Martin family house in the Dorchester section… Read full post »
MARCH 20, 2013 12:01AM
Ten Years After
PBS's
News Hour ran a segment Monday about the anniversary of the
invasion of "Iraq," inviting viewers to offer their remembrances
and observations. I had this to offer:"I thought the war could be stopped. I had joined a group
called Veterans for… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 8:26PM
Easy Answers
The topic of gun violence is going to be with us for a
long time, it seems. We're in the hand-wringing phase now, and,
this being "America," groping for easy answers. The easy answers
have largely been framed by two opposing
JANUARY 20, 2013 6:10PM
Different Strokes for Different Folks
There was a "Guns Across America"
rally yesterday at the Wisconsin State Capitol, similar to
rallies at other state capitols. It wasn't very big compared to
past rallies in Madison, probably about two hundred people, maybe
as many as three hundred.I was in the area doing errands,… Read full post »
JANUARY 16, 2013 11:43AM
Bureaucratic Truth
A popular local musician was killed by a police officer
last November under highly suspicious circumstances. The man,
Paul "Paulie" Heenan, had been out at one of the local nightspots,
and on the way home entered a neighbor's house, believing it was
where he lived. Police
JANUARY 5, 2013 11:47PM
Full Circle
Likely
the most misunderstood concept from Eastern spiritual traditions is
the Law of Karma.
Westerners tend to interpret it in terms they understand -
retribution from "God" for misdeeds. What Karma actually means is
cause
NOVEMBER 6, 2012 2:06PM
Disaster Politics
One
of the curiosities of modern-day politics is how in the face of
clear, blatant "Republican" criminality, especially in elections,
"Democrats" say nothing. It is left to everyday citizens and
interest groups to sound the alarm.Today is a perfect example. I
… Read full post »
AUGUST 6, 2012 7:51PM
Will the Circle be Unbroken?
The greatest experience of my life was in a Sikh ashram
right here in Madison, on east Dayton Street in September 1976.
After a rigorous morning session of very difficult Kundalini Yoga postures, I
had an opening at the heart level, leading to an intense experience
of universal love… Read full post »
Wisconsin is all abuzz about governor 
While I was riding my bicycle in downtown Madison last
Saturday I heard a voice coming from a PA system at the Capitol,
and pedaled over to see what was going on. I figured it was some
kind of race or kids' event, but it was a "Tea
Party" rally.
MARCH 29, 2012 4:22PM
House of Cards
Democracy
Now featured an interview last Friday with Cecily McMillan, an
Occupy Wall Street protester
who was beaten severely by New York City police while having a
seizure, and arrested on March 18. She also was held incommunicado
in jail. Others were
treated in similar fashion, suffering a v/… Read full post »
MARCH 15, 2012 1:53AM
A Vulgar Twilight Zone
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 4:36PM
Disentrenching the Entrenched "Leadership"
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 5:17PM
A Taste for Evil
Last Friday I was listening to a local radio
program, and it was more of an attention-grabber than the
usua
JANUARY 3, 2012 7:50PM
Aiding the "Enemy"
When I think about formative experiences in my life,
many come to mind. I ran away from home when I was three years old.
In Chicago. More likely I just wandered off. I remember being found
by a couple of policemen, who bought me ice cream, and took me to
see
DECEMBER 13, 2011 2:13AM
Memories of Christmas Past
You never know what you're going to find rummaging
through old things. I must have been eleven years old when I made
this card. Catholicism provides an endless source of humor. Click
on the image for a larger view.
DECEMBER 12, 2011 1:50AM
Reverse Engineering
It has been a while since I wrote about the economy. So many other matters have intervened, and another dry treatise on economic topics would likely bore people, and would also have zero impact. Things I have written about, from the "Arab spring" (which actually… Read full post »
Sexual abuse by a college coach is
in the news again, this time by an assistant basketball coach
at Syracuse. This case is a little more in doubt than the Jerry
Sandusky case, but the likelihood is that there is merit to the
accusations. The news Friday… Read full post »
There was a "moment of silence" before Saturday's Penn
State football game. Symbolic moments of silence are a time-honored
tradition at "American" sporting events, usually in remembrance of
one or more people who have died.This time it was different. Officially the moment of silence was for c… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 2:57AM
Time's a Wastin'
In 1997 my job slowed down, so I needed to find
something else to do in my off days. I answered an ad to sell
satellite TV
systems, thinking it would be easy money. It of course wasn't,
and I ended up not selling even one. I did learn a thing/…
JUNE 17, 2011 3:37PM
Thanks
I had some ideas festering to write about, but this
picture is enough by itself to tell the story of the struggle
against Wisconsin's governor and his nasty legislation. If you
click on the picture a larger version appears. All the pictures are
from Tuesday, June… Read full post »
JUNE 13, 2011 12:44AM
From Hooverville to Walkerville
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Here's a video of Russ Feingold speaking at Walkerville on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
This video of Madison musician Whitney Mann is from the 2010 Madison Mus… Read full post »
Sara Palin came to Madison last Saturday to speak at the
"Tea Party" tax day rally. It was a raucous event, with a seemingly
endless series of speakers building invective to a crescendo that
culminated with Palin's speech.
A lot of interesting things happened on the sidelines,
with count… Read full post »
MARCH 16, 2011 4:35PM
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